Basic Brewing™

December 15, 2023 - Smoked Rotbier
James and Steve sample a small batch of German Red Beer that was brewed with cherry smoked malt and lager yeast.

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December 1, 2023 - No Chill Kentucky Common
Inspired by a trip to Canada, James and Steve taste a classic beer style from Kentucky brewed with corn.

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November 10, 2023 - Recipe Development Porter
James and Steve go back to homebrew basics with a deliciously dark brew featuring balanced roast and bitterness.

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October 27, 2023 - Arkansas Porch Steamer
James and Steve taste a salute to Anchor Steam Beer that has been fermented on the warm porch with a blend of Kveik yeasts.

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October 13, 2023 - Red Honey IPA
James and Steve taste a delicious reddish hoppy beer brewed with local honey.

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September 22, 2023 - Steve's Hot Dog Beer
Steve takes a shot at creating a Chicago hot dog beer using a tincture of ingredients added at bottling time.

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September 8, 2023 - Matt's Cold IPA
Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin shares a deliciously hoppy beer that's part lager, part brut IPA and all tasty.

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August 18, 2023 - Honey Peach IPA
James and Steve taste a very hoppy pale ale made with local honey and peach juice from the steam juicer.

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August 4, 2023 - Mulberry and Wedding Meads
James and Steve taste two delicious examples of Steve's meads in the last show from the pond.

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July 21, 2023 - Pond Hopper Golden Ale
James and Steve sample a beer formulated with Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin that features cross-oceanic ingredients.

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July 7, 2023 - Texas Table Beer
James and Steve sample a very low gravity small batch beer brewed from ingredients with Texas inspiration.

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June 16, 2023 - Oaked IPA Experiment
Steve tests the effects of an oak flavor product on a traditional homebrew IPA recipe.

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May 26, 2023 - Matt's Dark Mild
James and Steve taste a deliciously dark English-inspired session beer from Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin.

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May 12, 2023 - Steamed Blackberry Cream Ale
James and Steve taste the first beer featuring fruit juice collected in the steam juicer – a blackberry Cream Ale.

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April 28, 2023 - What the Helles?
James and Steve taste an accidental experiment comparing a dark bock brewed with a wrong ingredient to a lighter one with the correct grain bill.

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April 7, 2023 - No-Chill Vienna Lager
James brews a delicious amber lager from a recipe he and Chris Colby of beerandgardeningjournal.com developed on Basic Brewing Radio.

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March 17, 2023 - Italian Pilsner
James and Steve taste a deliciously hoppy golden lager designed by James and Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin.

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March 3, 2023 - Belgian Honey Tripel
James and Steve sample a big and delicious Belgian Tripel made with honey from Matt Giovanisci of Brew Cabin.

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February 3, 2023 - Winter Ales
James and Steve face off to see who can brew the tastiest spiced winter ale to take the chill off as the temps are falling.

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January 20, 2023 - Simple Winter Ciders
James and Steve share apple-based beverages and try a way of backsweetening them at the time of serving.

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